What's in a name?

 We'll grind that axe for a long time...

What the hell does that mean? Well, it's a Pantera song. A really great Pantera song. This song is from the Reinventing the Steel album. Pantera amongst other bands were on heavy rotation when I was in secondary school and college and got me through some tough times.

I always found power in the lyrics but on reflection some of it may have just been my incredibly stubborn streak and a good dollop of immaturity. I still listen to heavy metal, maybe not as much now as then but it will always lift my mood to listen to something monstrously heavy.

Every f***ing year it stays the same

Everybody changes to suit the day

Out of pride I'll isolate my fears

Never turned our backs on why we're here

We'll grind that axe for a long time